Politics and Culture

June 27, 2017

Whitewashed

J-TV presents a documentary about the rise of anti-Semitism in the Labour Party under the leadership of Jeremy Corbyn. The film gives a voice to those who felt ignored in the Chakrabarti Report on anti-Semitism. Presented by Sociology Lecturer of Goldsmiths University David Hirsh:

Comments

Unfortunate that someone as academically adept as Dr Hirsch is unable to see that he's been played for a sucker. The whole point of the Chakrabati report was to consolidate the Muslim bloc vote for the Labour Party by dropping hints that Jews were not welcome in Corbyn's party and would have no influence on policy.

I think it was also an attempt to reassure Party members who really think that opposition to racism entails opposition to antisemitism (including Jewish members) that the situation is under control. It was a whitewash of course.